Class DataCollectorWorker 

java.lang.Object
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   +----java.lang.Thread
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           +----DataCollectorWorker
public class DataCollectorWorker
extends Thread
Individual worker thread for parallelized network data collection.

Version:
$Revision: 1.7 $, $Date: 2000/10/31 20:32:02 $
Author:
Mike Spengler, Joseph Thomas

Variable Index

o ca
Pointer to the CollectorAnalyzer for this run
o currentHost
The entry describing the node we're currently working on
o net
Pointer to the CollectorNetwork which represents this run
o parent
Pointer to the DataCollector which owns this thread
o qpause
number of ms to pause between loops to force us to give up the CPU
o threadCount
The overall number of worker threads created
o threadNum
Our unique individual thread number
o waiting
Flag indicating if we're locked out from processing by an external event

Constructor Index

o DataCollectorWorker(DataCollector, int, CollectorAnalyzer, CollectorNetwork)
Class constructor.

Method Index

o getCurrentHost()
Returns the node of the host this thread is working on.
o isWaiting()
Returns 'waiting' status
o run()
Gets host on which to operate.

Variables

o parent 
 private DataCollector parent
Pointer to the DataCollector which owns this thread

o ca 
 private CollectorAnalyzer ca
Pointer to the CollectorAnalyzer for this run

o qpause 
 private static final int qpause
number of ms to pause between loops to force us to give up the CPU

o currentHost 
 private HostEntry currentHost
The entry describing the node we're currently working on

o threadNum 
 private int threadNum
Our unique individual thread number

o threadCount 
 private static int threadCount
The overall number of worker threads created

o net 
 private CollectorNetwork net
Pointer to the CollectorNetwork which represents this run

o waiting 
 private boolean waiting
Flag indicating if we're locked out from processing by an external event

Constructors

o DataCollectorWorker 
 public DataCollectorWorker(DataCollector dc,
                            int n,
                            CollectorAnalyzer ca,
                            CollectorNetwork net)
Class constructor.

Parameters:
dc - our controlling parent thread
n - our worker thread number
ca - the collector analyzer
net - pointer to ATMNetwork we're working on

Methods

o run 
 public void run()
Gets host on which to operate. Calls HostEntry.query() method.

Overrides:
run in class Thread
o getCurrentHost 
 public HostEntry getCurrentHost()
Returns the node of the host this thread is working on.

Returns:
the HostEntry for the host currently being processed
o isWaiting 
 public boolean isWaiting()
Returns 'waiting' status

Returns:
value of waiting